046 – Interview: Deprescribing & Reducing Risky Medications in Aging

August 24, 2017
046 – Interview: Deprescribing & Reducing Risky Medications in Aging
Better Health While Aging
046 – Interview: Deprescribing & Reducing Risky Medications in Aging

Aug 24 2017 |

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Show Notes

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with geriatrician Dr. Cara Tannenbaum about deprescribing, empowering older adults, and how to get off unneeded or risky medications. Dr. Tannenbaum holds a Professorship in Medicine and Pharmacy at the University of Montreal and helped to found the Canadian Deprescribing Network. They discuss:

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